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Loose motion
I’ve been experiencing loose motions since yesterday. Could you please suggest what I should eat and how I can stop it? I’m feeling quite weak and uncomfortable. I’ve been trying to stay hydrated, but I’m not sure what foods are safe to eat during this time. Are there any home remedies or over-the-counter medications that could help?
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If you are feeling weak, this means you have lost fluid. kindly consult to assess level of dehydration. Do not eat oily or spicy food.
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You must take maximum liquids as LAMONADE, buttermilk electoral powder to keep yourself hydrated.
Enterogermina respule three times a day after food for 3 days. It's probiotic to stop stool.
Tab Oz two times a day after food 3 to 5 days.
Use curd rice, curd poha, cooked poha, Upma, Khichdi kadhi, porridge..till u recover well.
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Continue with ors and visit physician
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Need few more details
Kindly connect.
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Dr. Gaurav Jaiswal
General Physician
6 yrs exp
Jhansi
Avoid fried food and spicy food
Water intake more
Green leafy vegetables and fruits
Fiber meal
Do connect and consult
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Dr. Faizan Khan
General Physician
3 yrs exp
Bhopal
Consult a Doctor please
This is not the way to get a treatment started
You’re not giving proper history nor telling about the Complaints properly and things might get messy if you’re seriously ill and is not visiting a physician bcoz Diarrhoea is nó simple thing if can be very serious if untreated and undiagnosed
General measures can be used but get yourself examined
Số staying hydrated is critical.
What to Drink:
• ORS (Oral Rehydration Solution) — WHO formula is ideal
• Coconut water
• Salt + sugar solution (1/2 tsp salt + 6 tsp sugar in 1 L of clean water)
• Clear soups, rice water, lemon water
Avoid: sugary sodas, juices, caffeine, or alcohol
Follow the BRAT diet (Banana, Rice, Apple, Toast)
Foods you should take
Boiled white rice or rice kanji-Easy to digest, binds stool
Banana-High in potassium, firms up stool
Plain toast, khichdi, or idli-Low fiber, easy on gut
Boiled potatoes-Starch helps bulk up stool
Curd (plain yogurt)-Contains probiotics to restore gut flora
Steamed apple or apple sauce-Pectin helps firm stool
Moong dal soup or light broth-Provides some protein and energy
Eat small, frequent meals and avoid oily, spicy, or dairy-heavy foods until recovery.
Home Remedies
Buttermilk + pinch of salt + roasted jeera
Fenugreek (methi) seeds – soak 1 tsp overnight, chew and swallow in morning
Ginger tea – mild anti-inflammatory, soothing
Please Avoid raw salads, milk, fried food, and pulses until stools normalize
Please visit your doctor if you have:
• High fever
• Blood or mucus in stool
• Severe abdominal pain
• Signs of dehydration (dizziness, dry mouth, low urine)
• More than 6–8 loose motions/day for >24 hours
• Ongoing diarrhea beyond 3 days
Start taking ORS Regularly- Mix 1 ORS Sachet in 1L water and consume atleast 3 per day
Take Tab Sporlac 1 tab thrice a day after meals for 3 days
Also consider Enterogermina respules one respule three times a day for 3 days
If you’re having Watery Diarrhoea and not subsiding
Take Antibiotics- Tab O2 two times a day post meal (after breakfast and after dinner) for 5 days
Also Take Tab Pantop 40 Once a day in the morning 1 tab before meal for 5 days
Kindly consult a doctor snd get fully examined
If you need an IV Saline or IV antibiotics we can’t help you with oral meds so you should consult a doctor
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Dr. Aparajita Mondal
General Physician
5 yrs exp
Kolkata
If you are not diabetic, please drink ORS 1packet dissolving in 1 litre of water, to be taken over 24 hour
Tab . Imodium (2mg) 2 tab stat, if stool perists after 4 hour then take another one.
Enterogermina Sachet 1 sachet twice daily for 3 days
Next Steps
Boil your water before drink
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Dr. Nazia Begum M.G
General Physician
15 yrs exp
Belgaum
Start ors electral z kit coconut water butter milk
Avoid oily food fried items spicy food outside food
Maintain hydration
Take soft diet
Consult online will guide you further treatment
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Dr. Manoj Kumar
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9 yrs exp
Dehradun
Need few more details
Kindly consult
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Dr. Sachin Bhiwaji Sanap
General Practitioner
7 yrs exp
Hingoli
need more information
kindly consult
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Dr. Himani Gupta
Ear-Nose-Throat (ENT) Specialist
8 yrs exp
Guwahati
Take Sporolac ( lactobacillus)
ORS in moderate amount!!
Banana
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Dr. Davra Kaushalkumar Dilipbhai
General Physician
6 yrs exp
Ahmedabad
Take plenty of water with ors
Curd rice fruits coconut water
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Dr. Marini Vanitha
General Physician
12 yrs exp
Kakinada
Curd rice, Electral.
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Dr. Sunil Nagar
General Physician
17 yrs exp
Rewa
Tab sporolac 1 BD
Tab norflox tz 1 BD
Tab Pan D 40/30 mg 1 OD empty stomach
ORS
For 3 days
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Dr. Chaithra H
General Physician
5 yrs exp
Bangalore
Sporlac ds.
Drink plenty of water.
Use more of curd and butter milk.
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Dr. Anuj Mothsra
General Physician
6 yrs exp
Jhunjhunu
Can help you, kindly consult and provide detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
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